Ransomware Research

Alcatraz Locker

Alcatraz Locker was first discovered in October 2016 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Alcatraz Locker

 

First Seen

October 2016

Targeting

Behavior of Alcatraz Locker

Alcatraz Locker is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Alcatraz Locker is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Alcatraz Locker updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Alcatraz Locker

Suffixes

Some ransomware will change or append a suffix to the end of the file after they are encrypted, including changing the extension of a file. Here are some of the possible suffixes that Alcatraz Locker ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.Alcatraz

Ransomware Notes

Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.

Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from Alcatraz Locker.

Type

File Name

Location

file

ransomed.html

Desktop

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Alcatraz Locker.

Executables

AlcatrazLocker, demo01.exe, alcatraz.exe, c5kvE3yL2I, Ransomware.exe, ransomware (20).exe, aa, wBERn.xlt

External Pages

Ransomware often links to external pages such as payment pages, telegram contacts, etc. Below are some of the URLs Elastio has found to be associated with Alcatraz Locker.

External Pages

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